Condensing tumble dryer in airing cupboard with boiler?

[richardadc]

I've got a combi boiler (Glow Worm 24ci) in an airing cupboard which is about 1.3m long and 90cm wide with no ventilation. I was just wondering if it would be ok to put a condensing tumble dryer in there too or could that cause the boiler to overheat? If it is ok there is a plug socket in there currently that is used for the boiler - would it be ok to plug the tumble dryer into that too or as it's using a different fuse is that not possible?

Thanks

 

[mogget]

no ventilation

tumble dryer

No chance!

The tumble dryer needs cool air or the condenser won't do any condensing. The heat from the tumble dryer will heat up a small space like this in no time, it's a recipe for disaster.

 

[JohnD]

despite their name, condensing driers blow out a surprising amount of steam, so if the cupboard is unventilated, it will get damp. Think again.

You can hire a core drill which makes a neat 105mm hole in your walls fairly easily.

You can either put a high and a low ventilator through the wall, or, if you have not yet bought a condensor drier, buy a vented one and poke its snout through the hole.

 

[Tipper]

Definitely need to ventilate the cupboard.

We fitted an extract fan to our small utility room (wash m/c + tumble drier + a few shelves) to take the heat out of the space and trimmed the bottom off the door to provide adequate air flow.

The drier works on a closed cycle so there should be no actual steam but even with the fan the room gets very warm...especially when my wife forgets to turn on the fan!

 

[richardadc]

Thanks all. I'll have a look into fitting some ventilation.

With the plug socket though is it ok to use the same one the boiler is using? I believe it's connected to a 16A MCB where as the sockets are connected to a 32A MCB.